Official preview for next week’s Impact: – The broadcast will also feature a Knockouts Triple Threat match with Velvet Sky vs. Tara vs. Mickie James, with the winner earning a shot at the Knockouts Championship against Gail Kim at Against All Odds! Gail will also be in attendance on Thursday to watch the match unfold!
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From there, we go to a video package detailing the history of the latest chapter of the Mickie James-Madison Rayne feud leading into last week when Sting made tonight’s cage match. We then go to the Knockouts locker room as Madison’s freaking out over having to do this match, but Gail Kim tells her to relax because they’re a team and she’ll be there for Madison just like she always has been for Gail.
Time for main event #1!
Cage Match: Mickie James vs Madison Rayne
Gail walks off before the match, leaving a perplexed and terrified Madison alone to face Mickie in the cage. Mickie goes right after Madison, yanking her down by the hair and plowing over her with a clothesline before putting the boots to her in the corner. Madison tries to climb out of the cage, but Mickie carries her out to the middle of the ring and hits a sitout powerbomb. Mickie looks like she’s dropped some weight recently and looks in good shape as she hits a snapmare and running boot to the face for 2. Mickie catches Madison in the Tazmission, and Taz just describes the hold and says she might get a submission out of it, completely no-selling how many matches he’s won with that very same hold. Madison does manage to escape and PUNTS Mickie square in the face. DAMN THAT WAS UGLY! We’re at commercial while Mickie pulls her jaw out of her nose.
Okay, we’re back and Mickie has recovered enough to fire off several forearms in the corner, but Madison goes to the eyes and tries to climb the cage. Mickie drags her down and hits a flapjack and tries to go to the top rope, but Madison nails her and hits a neckbreaker over the top rope. Madison grinds Mickie’s face into the cage and hits a snap suplex, then rolls through and gets a textbook neckbreaker for 2. I was hoping she’d do two more suplexes so I could call in the Three BFFs, but alas. Madison yanks Mickie down to the mat by the hair, then humps Mickie’s face repeatedly into the mat, or as Mike Tenay calls it, a scissor stomp. Madison goes to a rear chinlock, Mickie tries to fight out, but Madison gets a kneelift to the ribs and shoots her to the corner, charges in with a running knee, then a spinning bulldog puts Mickie down on the mat. Madison yells at Mickie to get up and then whips her to the corner, following in with a butt splash a la Yokozuna, albeit with far less mass to do damage with. Indeed, Mickie still has enough to hit a neckbreaker out of nowhere, and Madison slams her face into the mat, but Mickie elbows her and then repeatedly slams Madison’s face into the mat. They go strike for strike before Mickie connects with a series of clotheslines and forearms, but Madison again breaks the momentum by going to Mickie’s eyes. Madison with another kick right to the head and covers Mickie for 2, then mounts her and drills several right hands into the skull of Mickie. Madison tries to ram Mickie into the cage, but Mickie reverses and sends Madison into the steel with an audible thwack, then does it again before hitting the spike DDT for the win.
Winner: Mickie James
We go backstage as Tara and Velvet Sky are all “OMG OMG OMG” as Mickie comes to the back after her match and tell her how hardcore she is. Mickie says she feels amazing, but there’s one more girl she wants to get her hands on and she’s coming for Gail Kim’s Knockouts Title. Madison screwed her over and over, but Gail was really quick to leave Madison hanging and then talks about a knee injury she suffered last time she faced Gail before the girls go to celebrate with some shots.
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Backstage, Madison Rayne flirted with Sting before asking for the Knockouts VP role again. Sting feigned excitement and told her to give him one good reason why he should. Rayne said she can get jobs done. Sting brought up Rayne helping Gail Kim to cheat. Sting then booked Mickie James vs. Madison Rayne in a steel cage match for next week. Rayne freaked out and started yelling for Gail Kim.
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Knockouts Championship Match
Gail Kim (champion) vs. Mickie James
We get a tale of the tape, which is basically a run-down of the storyline. “Velvet’s Touch” is a pink & white cage for Madison to dance stand scream in. Mickie is out first, looking fine as usual. Gail is out with Madison, who isn’t appropriately dressed to dance in that cage. Thursday’s thong would have been more appropriate. Gail holds up both belts as Madison isn’t happy about this cage she is seeing. Oh c’mon Madison, it can’t be the first time…
Her reluctance brings Velvet Sky out to ringside, to a nice pop. And she’s popping alright, right out of that top. Velvet tries to open the cage door, but is having a hard time with it. I wonder if Sabin has experienced that same issue with her. Velvet slams Madison into the cage, and she’s locked up now. The cage is lifted, and Taz knows that Madison is afraid of heights.
We’re underway as Gail immediately has Mickie stuck in the corner. She follows up with a diving clothesline, followed up by a knee to the back. Mickie with a quick roll-up, but gets two. Mickie on the offensive and “nails” a seated dropkick (she missed). Gail sends Mickie into the corner, but Mickie is out with an elbow. Mickie is on the apron, and Gail connects with a knee, bringing Mickie in face first. Gail gets two.
Mickie tries to comeback, but Gail thwarts each attempt. Gail with some knees in the corner; then sends Mickie to the opposite corner, followed up by a shoulder to the gut. Gail kicks Mickie in the back repeatedly, as we get a shot from around Madison’s cage. She’s still not dancing. Mickie turns things around with a dropkick, but Gail is quick to regain the advantage. Velvet is still on the outside, and Taz loves when she claps. Mickie gets an arm & head drag, followed up by forearms and clotheslines. The crowd is pumped for Mickie, who gets caught in an Octopus. Mickie drags her into the corner, then drops her to the mat for two.
Mickie sets Gail up for the DDT, but Gail pushes her off. Mickie sends Gail out, right in front of Velvet. Gail drags Mickie out, and gets kicked in the face. Mickie follows up with a ‘rana off of the apron. Mickie with the Thesz press off of the top, and it gets two. Madison drops something down to Gail, and it bounces to the floor. Madison sends a second set down, but Mickie gets them and nails Gail! Ref sees that, and calls for the DQ.
Winner and STILL Knockouts Champion: Gail Kim (by disqualification), 6:27, ***
Screwjob finish to what was a good match. Velvet is hot as ever, but what else can she do? We’ll see as she gets the expected feud with Gail.
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In a pre-match backstage interview conducted by Jeremy Borash, Karen Jarrett let it be known that she has full confidence in Gail’s ability to bring home the Knockouts Title by defeating reigning champion Velvet Sky. Gail would be on her own without any help at ringside. Gail said it would be a walk in the park and there’s no need to worry.
Knockouts Championship:
This match started out strong with the two competitors going back and forth however, due to a distraction from Karen Jarrett, Rayne was able to interfere unnoticed and hit Sky and almost allowing Kim to land a splash off the top rope. When Sky was distracted it allowed for Gail Kim to hit Sky and get the pin to become the new Knockout’s Champion.
The dastardly trio now holds all of the gold in the Knockouts division, and looks to be unstoppable!
This past week on Impact, Gail Kim and Madison Rayne, accompanied by KO VP Karen Jarrett and Traci Brooks, defeated the team of KO Champion Velvet Sky and Mickie James, to retain their tag-team championship titles. Gail pinned Velvet after hitting Eat Defeat! What does this mean heading into Turning Point? We’ll see.
This week on iMPACT Wrestling, Gail Kim and Madison Rayne defend their newly acquired TNA Knockouts tag teag championships on the line against former TNA Knockouts champion, Mickie James and current TNA Knockouts champion, Gail Kim’s Turning Point opponent, Velvet Sky. Will the tag champs be able to retain the gold? Find out on iMPACT Wrestling, 9pm/8pm central on SpikeTV
Head on over to the video section for a look at the Before the Bell segment for the TNA Knockouts championship bout at TNA Turning Point featuring Gail Kim challenging the Knockouts champion, Velvet Sky in her first one on one title match since her re-emergence in TNA Wrestling.
Tonight on iMPACT Wrestling, Gail Kim and Madison Rayne toppled TNT for the TNA Knockouts tag team championship when Madison pinned Tara.
Click through for stills and video from the match
This coming week on iMPACT Wrestling, Gail Kim and Madison Rayne challenge TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions Tara and Brooke Tessmacher for the gold. Following Gail’s dominant victory over the more seasoned half of the team this past week, will Tara and Brooke be capable of holding onto those belts or will Gail add her name to the exclusive list of Knockouts grandslam winners? Find out on iMPACT Wrestling, 9pm/8pm central on SpikeTV
